Aurora Loan Services, LLC v. Veatch, 288 Ga. 808

Elsie Veatch died in 1974; her sole heir was Raymond Wesley Veatch, Jr.
After Veatch Jr.'s death, two forged deeds purported to convey title to Antonio Simpson were recorded in Fulton County (Quitclaim Deed May 19, 2006; Execut executors Deed March 15, 2006).
A warranty deed from Simpson to Darryl Matthews was recorded November 8, 2006, followed by Matthews' security deed to First Magnus Financial Corporation, later assigned to Aurora.
On September 5, 2007 Veatch, as administrator of the Veatch Jr. estate, filed an affidavit stating the executors and quitclaim deeds were false and petitioned to quiet title.
A Special Master found Aurora was a bona fide purchaser for value; the trial court held forged deeds are nullities and cannot convey title; the court vested title in Veatch, unencumbered by Aurora's security deed.
The Supreme Court affirmed, holding forged deeds are nullities and cannot convey title, overruling prior doctrine that allowed title through a forged deed to vest in subsequent grantees.

Issue	Plaintiff's Argument	Defendant's Argument	Held
Whether forged deeds convey title to any grantee	Aurora argues bona fide purchaser rights apply	Veatch argues forged deeds are nullities and convey no title	Forged deeds are nullities; confer no title
Whether Veatch's title is unencumbered by Aurora's security deed	Aurora contends it has a valid security interest	Veatch asserts title should vest free of the forged-deed chain	Title vested in Veatch, unencumbered by Aurora's security deed

Brock v. Yale Mortgage Corp., 287 Ga. 849 (2010) (a forged deed is a nullity; cannot convey title; overruled earlier doctrine)
Roop Grocery Co. v. Gentry, 195 Ga. 736 (1943) (forgery defeats conveyed title; no good title to convey)
Second Refuge Church, etc. v. Lollar, 282 Ga. 721 (2007) (holds that forged deeds leave no title to transfer)